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The Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation (GNWKCF) is a tax-exempt non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity serving for the good of the residents living in the northwest corner of Kansas. Through GNWKCF, individuals, families, businesses, and organizations can create permanent charitable funds that help their local communities. GNWKCF currently invests and administers nearly 200 charitable funds, with an asset base of nearly $75 million.

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Donor Advised Funds (DAF’s)

Donors receive charitable gift receipts for the contributions to their established DAF.  The fund is normally named in someone’s memory or established as a “Family Fund”, however, the donor(s) may personalize as they wish.  The donor(s) are setup as the advisors to their Fund, which allows them to make all grant recommendations from their DAF.  Grant recommendations must be to qualifying charitable 501(c)(3) organizations, educational, government or religious entities per IRS rules.  The donor(s) may name succeeding generations as successor advisors or transition it to the Foundation to advise over upon donor(s) death.

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MIKE POSSON
Board Chair
HARRY JOE PRATT
Vice-Board Chair
TOM KELLER
Treasurer
JOAN MCKENNA
Secretary
CORA HOUSE
Board Member
MITCH GILLESPIE
Board Member
TRAVIS RICKFORD
Board Member
RAELENE KELLER
Board Member
TONY HAFFNER
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105 W. 4th Street

P.O. Box 593

Bird City, KS 67731

(785) 734-2406 – phone

info@gnwkcf.org

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Smoky Hills Community Foundation is an
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The Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation (GNWKCF) is a tax-exempt non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity serving for the good of the residents living in the northwest corner of Kansas. Through GNWKCF, individuals, families, businesses, and organizations can create permanent charitable funds that help their local communities. GNWKCF currently invests and administers nearly 200 charitable funds, with an asset base of nearly $75 million.

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MIKE POSSON
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HARRY JOE PRATT
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TOM KELLER
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JOAN MCKENNA
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CORA HOUSE
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Bird City, KS 67731

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Donor Advised Funds (DAF’s)

Donors receive charitable gift receipts for the contributions to their established DAF.  The fund is normally named in someone’s memory or established as a “Family Fund”, however, the donor(s) may personalize as they wish.  The donor(s) are setup as the advisors to their Fund, which allows them to make all grant recommendations from their DAF.  Grant recommendations must be to qualifying charitable 501(c)(3) organizations, educational, government or religious entities per IRS rules.  The donor(s) may name succeeding generations as successor advisors or transition it to the Foundation to advise over upon donor(s) death.

Contact one of our
Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation
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Types of Funds

Designated Funds

Funds which support a specific charitable organization or community foundation designated in the establishing documents.

Donor Advised Funds

A charitable fund in which the donor recommends grants to charitable organizations of his / her choice. Download more information HERE.

Field of Interest Funds

A fund established to provide grants to specific causes (not just one specific charity) you designate such as the arts, education, health and human services, a geographic location, or the environment. Download more information HERE.

Organizational Funds

A fund specific to a named community foundation or charitable organization.

Scholarship Funds

A fund to disburse scholarships to students meeting a set criteria (geographic, field of study, academic performance, community service, etc.), generally on a competitive basis, to be used for educational expenses. Scholarships are made payable to the educational institution on behalf of the student and not payable directly to the student.

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Unrestricted Fund

A fund in which a  broad range of interests and activities may receive grants empowering the community foundation to make strategic grants wherever the greatest need and opportunity exists.

Endowed vs Non-Endowed

Donations made to an ENDOWMENT fund are intended to be given for perpetuity. The principal funds are invested and only the earnings are available for charitable grants.

Donations made to a NON-ENDOWED fund may be granted at any time per the guidelines of the established fund.

Not to add confusion to the mix, there is also a QUASI-ENDOWED fund which in essence is still an endowment fund with some prevision that principal may be accessed at the organization’s discretion when there are extenuating circumstances.

Regardless of endowment status, all funds are still subject to donor restrictions or intents per establishing documents.

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